The Painter of Dishonour

by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Laurence Boswell (Translator), David Johnston (Translator)

Overview

This translation of one of Calderón's greatest plays was premiered by the RSC. An ageing painter is driven to double vengeance when his young bride's lover returbans from the dead.
Cast size: 16

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780948230882
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/31/1999
Series:	Oberon Classics
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Usually referred as Pedro Calderon de la Barca - was a dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. During certain periods of his life he was also a soldier and a Roman Catholic priest. Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre. As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature.